Bill Cosby Stripped Of Temple University Honouray Degree
Bill Cosby may
very well have no honorary degrees left.
The end of Bill Cosby's ongoing sexual assault trial came to an end
yesterday when he was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Andrea Constant was the
center of the retrial and testified amongst five other women. The jury took
over 24 hours to decided on the final verdict but finally found Bill guilty on
three charges of indecent aggravated assault.
Since the news broke, Bill's former university Temple U has now pulled
his honourary degree. The actor was awarded the honour in 1991 but on Friday
the school released a statement saying, "today the Temple University Board
of Trustees has accepted the recommendation of the University to rescind the
honorary degree." Bill was on the board for years before resigning in
2014. TMZ reports that since the sexual assault allegations surfaced, Bill has
lost more than 20 certificates from colleges and universities.
After Bill's final hearing yesterday, it was reported that he went on a
tirade. Prosecutors were concerned that Bill would flee the city on his private
plane and asked if they could take him into custody right away. Bill apparently
wasn't happy about what was being said about him and yelled: "He doesn't
have a private plane, you asshole!"
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